feat(cli): add --devtools option for build and generate (#4357)

packages/cli/src/commands/build.js

@@ -19,6 +19,18 @@ export default {
         }
       }
     },
+    devtools: {
+      type: 'boolean',
+      default: false,
+      description: 'Enable Vue devtools',
+      prepare(cmd, options, argv) {
+        options.vue = options.vue || {}
+        options.vue.config = options.vue.config || {}
+        if (argv.devtools) {
+          options.vue.config.devtools = true
+        }
+      }
+    },
     generate: {
       type: 'boolean',
       default: true,

packages/cli/src/commands/generate.js

@@ -12,6 +12,18 @@ export default {
       default: true,
       description: 'Only generate pages for dynamic routes. Nuxt has to be built once before using this option'
     },
+    devtools: {
+      type: 'boolean',
+      default: false,
+      description: 'Enable Vue devtools',
+      prepare(cmd, options, argv) {
+        options.vue = options.vue || {}
+        options.vue.config = options.vue.config || {}
+        if (argv.devtools) {
+          options.vue.config.devtools = true
+        }
+      }
+    },
     modern: {
       ...common.modern,
       description: 'Generate app in modern build (modern mode can be only client)',

packages/cli/test/unit/build.test.js

@@ -44,6 +44,25 @@ describe('build', () => {
     expect(process.exit).toHaveBeenCalled()
   })
 
+  test('build with devtools', async () => {
+    mockGetNuxt({
+      mode: 'universal'
+    })
+    const builder = mockGetBuilder(Promise.resolve())
+
+    const cmd = NuxtCommand.from(build)
+    const args = ['build', '.', '--devtools']
+    const argv = cmd.getArgv(args)
+    argv._ = ['.']
+
+    const options = await cmd.getNuxtConfig(argv)
+
+    await cmd.run()
+
+    expect(options.vue.config.devtools).toBe(true)
+    expect(builder).toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
   test('catches error', async () => {
     mockGetNuxt({ mode: 'universal' })
     mockGetBuilder(Promise.reject(new Error('Builder Error')))

packages/cli/test/unit/generate.test.js

@@ -46,6 +46,24 @@ describe('generate', () => {
     Command.prototype.getArgv = getArgv
   })
 
+  test('build with devtools', async () => {
+    mockGetNuxt()
+    const generator = mockGetGenerator(Promise.resolve())
+
+    const cmd = NuxtCommand.from(generate)
+    const args = ['generate', '.', '--devtools']
+    const argv = cmd.getArgv(args)
+    argv._ = ['.']
+
+    const options = await cmd.getNuxtConfig(argv)
+
+    await cmd.run()
+
+    expect(options.vue.config.devtools).toBe(true)
+    expect(generator).toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(generator.mock.calls[0][0].build).toBe(true)
+  })
+
   test('catches error', async () => {
     mockGetNuxt()
     mockGetGenerator(Promise.reject(new Error('Generator Error')))